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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
Alan
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
all
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
any
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
back
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
beautiful
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
became
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
bilberry
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
botanists
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
cloudberry
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
company
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
discord
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
due
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
Ejnar
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
emotions
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
expression
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
faces
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
fairyland
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
find
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
forget
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
gave
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
Gerda
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
ground
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
growth
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
harmonies
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
heart
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
human
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
Jens
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
joy
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
joys
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
lake
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
landed
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
ling
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
lingered
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
lost
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
low
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
made
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
main
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
many
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
met
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
mosses
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
profession
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
rapt
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
rare
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
reappeared
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
remembering
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
road
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
rocky
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
rowed
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
Saeters
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
sent
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
swamp
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
swampy
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
treasures
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
trying
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
two
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From this reading Long after all the rest of the little company had met on the rocky main road to the Saeters, the two botanists lingered in that fairyland swamp.
unrest
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From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
up
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From this reading Ejnar and Gerda became lost to all human emotions, and gave themselves up to the joys of their profession.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
wallets
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From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
way
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From this reading They landed on swampy ground, and made their way over rare beautiful mosses, ling, and low growth of bilberry and cloudberry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At last Jens and Alan were sent back to find them, and in due time they reappeared, with a rapt expression on their faces and many treasures in their wallets.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So they rowed across the lake, he remembering nothing except the joy of being with her, and she trying to forget that any discord of unrest had broken in upon the harmonies of her heart.
